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Night outdoor ritual with a central figure in a red-orange turban with a gold ornament and bare-shouldered orange wrap, wearing a garland of red and white flowers, gold-toned beaded necklaces and gold armlets. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands while a second flame burns in a wicker basket of brass lamps at right. Behind him, two men in white dhoti-style clothing with beaded malas and a man in a yellow-orange cloth stand close. A white-turbaned man at right wears glasses and a beaded mala and holds the basket. Appearance-based cues suggest a person in a ritual aarti role.

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Night outdoor photo of a bare-shouldered man in a red-orange turban and draped red-orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands above a woven basket of offerings. He wears a garland of red flowers and white blossoms, gold ornaments, a gold armlet and a bangle. Behind him a second man in white dhoti stands in shadow, a woman in white with glasses at right holds a small bowl, and a red and white canopy with fringe hangs at top left. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering (aarti).2014-12-05A photograph taken at night of a figure in a rust-red turban with a silver ornament and red bindi, wearing a red-and-gold shawl and a thick necklace of red flower garlands with white blossoms and gold beads, holding a clay oil lamp with a bright open flame in both hands. Behind them, two men stand near a wicker basket, one in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala and the other with tripundra marks and a white cloth, with a third man in white in the background. The figure has long-haired, saffron-and-ornate presentation cues consistent with the page's description of a person; the appearance is a probable match but not certain, so the figure is described by role as the lamp-bearer. Dark background with warm lamplight.2014-12-05A person in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-red robe stands at night holding a lit oil lamp on a flat brass dish, the flame bright in the centre of the frame. Their neck is draped in a red and white flower garland with gold ornaments, and gold bangles circle the wrist and upper arm. Behind them, a second person in a white garment holds another lamp, and a woman in a brown top carries a woven basket of lamps on the right. A red and fringed canopy hangs overhead, and the scene is lit mainly by the lamps. a person wears a turban, saffron-red clothing, a flower garland and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's reference to him at this event.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony. A person in a red-orange turban with a gold ornament, red and white flower garlands, a gold-and-red beaded shawl over orange clothing, gold bangles and a gold chest pendant holds a flaming oil lamp in both hands, smiling. Beside them a young man in a dark beaded conical cap and a beaded necklace also holds the lamp, with wooden poles and a dark background behind them.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of a smiling man in an orange-red turban with a gold jewelled ornament, a red bindi, and a red and gold-decorated garment. He wears a thick necklace of red beads and white flowers over gold ornaments, with gold bangles on his arm, and holds a lit oil lamp in both hands, the flame bright against the dark. Beside him, a man in a patterned cylindrical headdress and a bead mala watches, and an attendant in white stands at the right edge. A red-and-white fringed canopy pole is visible at top left, and another person stands partly out of frame at left. Swamiji (probable): the orange-red robes, gold ornaments, garland and turban are the qualifying cues for the central figure, who is performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2014-12-05Night photograph of a ritual at a temple setting. In the foreground a figure in a red-maroon turban with gold ornaments and a red-and-white flower garland, with a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, holds a brass plate with a flaming oil lamp (aarti). Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded garland and a bright yellow-white turban stands beside him, and other figures in white and dark clothing hold raised poles or staffs in the dark background, with a bright light source above. The appearance of the foreground figure is consistent with the page-described a person, though this is uncertain from appearance alone, so it is labelled as a probable candidate. The scene centres on the aarti performed with the lamp.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of an oil lamp being lit in a dark outdoor setting. A person in a deep maroon turban with a jewelled ornament and a small red forehead mark, wearing a maroon robe, a multi-strand garland of red berries and white flowers, a gold chain with ornate pendants, and gold bangles, holds a lit clay oil lamp in both hands. Another person in a jewelled crown reaches in from the right to light it with a flame. Woven baskets sit at the edges, and two onlookers stand in the dim background. Ritual lamp offering, aarti-style. The central figure shows distinctive adornments, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-12-05